Recipe

Serves:  4 people | Prep time: 5 minutes | Cooking time: 35 minutes

British | Main | Cardiff Mum

Ingredients

• 250g of Chicken Mince
• 150ml of Soy Sauce
• 100ml of Honey
• 2 Spring Onions, Chopped
• 1 Head of Broccoli, Cut Into Florets
• 1 Bag of Boil In The Bag Rice Per Person
• 1 tbsp of Chopped Fresh or Ground Ginger
• Chilli Flakes and Sesame Seeds For Serving (Optional)
• Cornstarch
• Olive Oil

Method

1. To make the meatballs, combine the chicken mince, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of fresh garlic, half a teaspoon of fresh ginger or ground ginger, a tablespoon of freshly chopped spring onions and salt and pepper in a bowl. Coat your hands with oil and roll the meat into balls.
2. Alternatively, you can buy the Aldi Chicken Meatballs for the same price but there are just 12 in a packet. You can still add these ingredients to each meatball by unrolling them in the mix and rolling them up again.
3. Place two tablespoons of cornstarch in a bowl and roll each meatball in it making sure they are coated well. Add a tablespoon of cornstarch to 2 tablespoons of water and set aside for thickening the sauce later.
4. Heat some oil in a frying pan and cook on a low/medium heat for 10 minutes - making sure all sides of the meatballs are golden.
5. To make the sauce add 150ml of soy sauce, 100ml of honey and 80ml of water to a bowl and mix.
6. To the frying pan, add the broccoli florets and cook for 5 minutes. Add the 1 tablespoon of garlic and 1 teaspoon of fresh or ground ginger, option to add chilli flakes if desired. Pour in the sauce and the cornstarch with water mix to thicken it. Cook for 5 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken the add the meatballs, coating them in the sauce.
7. Serve the meatballs and sauce over rice with some sliced spring onions and sesame seeds if you have them!

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